牙周

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful
trad. (牙周/牙週)		牙	周/週
simp. (牙周)		牙	周

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yázhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yázhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yájhou
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-chou¹
    • Yale: yá-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yajou
    • Palladius: ячжоу (jačžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ zau¹
    • Yale: ngàh jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

牙周

1. (dentistry, often attributive) periodontal tissue

Derived terms

• 牙周炎 (yázhōuyán)
• 牙周病 (yázhōubìng)